The “Rock” Show at NCKU
Tainan, Taiwan, May 25th, 2011
The century-old banyan trees are not the only campus landmark of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan. Rocks are historical and artistic bearers that highlight the university’s cultural heritage.
According to Bee-Deh Yuan, a geology expert from the NCKU Department of Earth Sciences, it takes at least 3 hours to tour the rocks which are located in 13 different sites across Cheng-Kung Campus and Kuang-Fu Campus.
They include a pair of lion stones made up of granite, a black and white ground plaza covered with basalt and vein quartz pebbles, several plates and garden desks and chairs carved out of serpentine, as well as statues sculptured in marble.
Among the rocks, serpentine stands out with its vivid green color and it is seen in many stone desks and chairs as well as school plates decorating the campus and college gates.
In addition, the carved boulder in front of the College of Liberal Arts and the white sculpture near the Yun-Ping Building are both made from marble, which is characterized by its white and naturally spreading veins.
“Like animals and plants, the rocks we step on and pass by each day have life,” said Yuan. “Because rocks may take millions of years to weather and disappear, their presence will make up the campus sceneries for a long time.”
The trail of the rocks begins at the NCKU Museum in Cheng-Kung Campus, followed by the Engineering Science Department Buildings, the Life Sciences Department Building and the Main Library, and ends at Kuang-Fu Student Dormitory in Kuang-Fu Campus after stopping by the Yun-Ping Building, the History Department Building, the NCKU Museum of History, the Hsiu-Chi Building, Cheng Kung Lake and the Taiwanese Literature Department Building.
The century-old banyan trees are not the only campus landmark of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan. Rocks are historical and artistic bearers that highlight the university’s cultural heritage.
According to Bee-Deh Yuan, a geology expert from the NCKU Department of Earth Sciences, it takes at least 3 hours to tour the rocks which are located in 13 different sites across Cheng-Kung Campus and Kuang-Fu Campus.
They include a pair of lion stones made up of granite, a black and white ground plaza covered with basalt and vein quartz pebbles, several plates and garden desks and chairs carved out of serpentine, as well as statues sculptured in marble.
Among the rocks, serpentine stands out with its vivid green color and it is seen in many stone desks and chairs as well as school plates decorating the campus and college gates.
In addition, the carved boulder in front of the College of Liberal Arts and the white sculpture near the Yun-Ping Building are both made from marble, which is characterized by its white and naturally spreading veins.
“Like animals and plants, the rocks we step on and pass by each day have life,” said Yuan. “Because rocks may take millions of years to weather and disappear, their presence will make up the campus sceneries for a long time.”
The trail of the rocks begins at the NCKU Museum in Cheng-Kung Campus, followed by the Engineering Science Department Buildings, the Life Sciences Department Building and the Main Library, and ends at Kuang-Fu Student Dormitory in Kuang-Fu Campus after stopping by the Yun-Ping Building, the History Department Building, the NCKU Museum of History, the Hsiu-Chi Building, Cheng Kung Lake and the Taiwanese Literature Department Building.
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